Containers on AWS: ECS, Fargate, ECR & EKS

Question 1

What is Docker?

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Question 2

Where are Docker Images stored?

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Question 3

What is the difference between Docker and virtual machines?

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Question 4

How is a Docker container created?

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Question 5

What are the four main services that provide container management in AWS?

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Question 6

How does the Amazon ECS “EC2 Launch Type” work?

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Question 7

How does the Amazon ECS “Fargate Launch Type” work?

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Question 8

What are the IAM Roles for ECS required for each Launch Type?

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Question 9

What are the ECS Load Balancer integrations available?

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Question 10

What service can you use as data volumes for data persistence for your containers in ECS?

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Question 11

How does ECS Service Auto-Scaling work?

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Question 12

How do you auto-scale EC2 instances in the EC2 launch type?

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Question 13

Which auto-scaling option is always better for the EC2 launch type in ECS?

• Auto Scaling Group Scaling
• ECS Cluster Capacity Provider

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ECS Cluster Capacity Provider

Question 14

ECS Scaling – Service CPU Usage Example

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Question 15

Example Architecture: ECS tasks invoked by Event Bridge

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Question 16

Example Architecture: ECS tasks invoked by Event Bridge Schedule

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Question 17

Example Architecture: ECS
– SQS Queue

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Question 18

What is Amazon ECR?

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Question 19

What is Amazon EKS?

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Question 20

What does the Amazon EKS architecture look like?

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Question 21

What are the different node groups available in Amazon EKS?

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Question 22

What service can you use as data volumes for data persistence for your containers in EKS?

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Question 23

What is AWS AppRunner?

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